Scottsdale, AZ
Stop on the proposed 17,000-mile maglev network. Next stop: Tempe, AZ (5.0 mi).
About Scottsdale
Scottsdale is a city in eastern Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, and is part of the Phoenix metropolitan area. Named Scottsdale in 1894 after its founder Winfield Scott, a retired U.S. Army chaplain, the city was incorporated in 1951 with a population of 2,000.
Source: Wikipedia summary (full article). Population and facts as published there.
Cost breakdown (proposal-scale estimates — see math)
| Item | Basis | Estimate |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal construction | Mid-size city terminal (parametric range $1–2B) | $1.5B |
| Land acquisition | Regional factor 1.0× on $200M base | $200M |
| Track: Scottsdale → Tempe | 5.0 mi × $500M/mi | $2.5B |
| Annual operations (share) | Staffing, power, maintenance | $30M/yr |
| Stop total (excl. annual ops) | $4.2B |
Best terminal location (proposed)
A greenfield site at the Loop 101 / Cactus Road corridor. North Scottsdale's 101 corridor is the metro's premier employment and resort zone, with large undeveloped parcels still available at Cactus Road. The site captures high-income ridership, the Mayo Clinic and tech campuses, and avoids the constrained Old Town street grid.
Before / after
Aerial mock-up (illustrative, not an engineering rendering). Left: the proposed site today. Right: with the maglev terminal.
- South Scottsdale (McDowell corridor) — redeveloping commercial strip.
- The Salt River Pima–Maricopa community — tribal-land corridor.
- The Talking Stick district — entertainment and resort hub.